HHS Launches $27.8M Initiative To Reduce Older Adult Falls
HHS named recipients of a $27.8 million fund to reduce falls among older adults, including nonprofit organizations that provide or support home care services.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) named recipients of a $27.8 million fund designed to reduce falls among older adults, including nonprofit organizations that provide or support home care services.
The fund spans three fall prevention programs totaling $27.8 million over three years, with per-recipient awards of about $1,940,162 each subject to fund availability, according to Home Health Care News.
The programs are designed to expand proven fall-prevention efforts, strengthen relationships between health care providers and community organizations, and help states and local organizations prevent falls in older adults.
Recipients include the Central Maine Area Agency on Aging, Partners In Care Foundation, Health Research Inc., the Maryland Department of Health, and CHPcommunity dba Iowa Community HUB, among others. Programs being expanded include STEADI and Stepping On.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a statement that a fall can change an older American's life in an instant and that the investments will reduce injuries and health care costs while helping more Americans remain safely in their homes and communities.
According to the CDC, falls among older adults lead to roughly 4.5 million emergency department visits and 1.4 million hospitalizations each year.
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